Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100727

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total capital and operational cost of transitioning its vehicle fleet to 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions by 31 December 2027; and what assessm

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The estimated cost to transition 309 vans from diesel to electric to achieve 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions (under 3.5 tonnes) by 31 December 2027 is £10.1 million compared with a diesel equivalent of £12.2 million. These costs are based on “whole life cost...

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